Affinity Photo

Text shortcuts

Precise bigger text

Ctrl + Alt + +

All hotkeys for Affinity Photo

Editing
Resize Document

Alt + Ctrl + I

Editing
Resize Canvas

Alt + Ctrl + C

Painting
Paint a brush stroke along a straight line

↑   Shift + Mouse left click

Editing
Select overlapping layer content

Alt + Mouse left click

Editing
Reset Selection Box

.

Editing
Toggle Snapping

;

Vector-specific
Edit curves as you draw

Ctrl

Editing
Switch between Stroke/Fill (or Color 1/Color 2) color selectors (Color and Swatches panels)

X

Editing
Swap Stroke/Fill (or Color 1/Color 2) color selectors

↑   Shift + X

Editing
Set No fill on Stroke/Fill (or Color 1/Color 2) color selectors

/

Tools
Dodge, Burn and Sponge Brush Tool cycle

O

Editing
Flip golden spiral overlay (Crop Tool enabled)

↑   Shift + O

Editing
(drag attribute text label) Modify attribute listed on a panel or dialog

Mouse movement

Vector-specific
(drag control handle) Snap a curve's control handle to 45° intervals

↑   Shift + Mouse movement

Action (Transforming)
(drag corner handle then hold down right mouse button) Rotate around opposite corner

Mouse movement then Mouse right click

Action (Transforming)
Cancel a sizing, moving, or creating operation

Esc

Action (Transforming)
Mirror shearing

Ctrl + Mouse movement

Pixel selection/Mask
Move selection in 1-pixel increments

← ↑ → ↓

Pixel selection/Mask
Move selection in 10-pixel increments

↑   Shift + ← ↑ → ↓

Painting
Picks up a new brush color

Alt + Mouse movement

Vector-specific
Convert to Curves

Ctrl + ⤶ Enter

File
New Document

Ctrl + N

File
New From Clipboard

Ctrl + Alt + ↑   Shift + N

File
Open Document

Ctrl + O

File
Close Document/Close App (when no documents open)

Ctrl + W

File
Switch Document/View

Ctrl + ⭾ Tab

File
Save

Ctrl + S

File
Save As

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + S

File
Export

Ctrl + Alt + ↑   Shift + S

File
Print

Ctrl + P

Tools: Develop Persona only
Overlay Gradient Tool

G

View
View Tool

H

Tools
Move Tool

V

Tools
Color Picker Tool

I

Tools: Develop Persona only
Crop Tool

C

Tools: Develop Persona only
White Balance Tool

W

Tools: Liquify Persona only
Liquify Push Forward Tool

P

Tools: Develop Persona only
Zoom Tool

Z

Tools: Export Persona only
Slice Tool

S

Tools: Panorama Persona only
Erase From Source Image Mask Tool

U

Tools: Liquify Persona only
Liquify Twirl Tool

T

Tools
Retouch Tools cycle

J

Tools: Develop Persona only
Overlay Paint Tool

B

Tools: Develop Persona only
Overlay Erase Tool

E

Tools
Marquee Selection Tools cycle

M

Tools: Panorama Persona only
Add To Source Image Mask Tool

L

Tools: Develop Persona only
Red Eye Removal Tool

R

Layer operations
Toggle between Frequency Separation layers

F

Tools: Panorama Persona only
Transform Source Image Tool

A

Edit
Undo

Ctrl + Z

Edit
Redo

Ctrl + Y

Edit
Copy Merged

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + C

Edit
Paste Style

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + V

Edit
Paste FX

↑   Shift + Alt + V

Edit
Paste Inside

Ctrl + Alt + V

Edit
Paste without Format

Ctrl + Alt + ↑   Shift + V

Edit
Fill

↑   Shift + F5

Edit
Inpaint

Alt + Del

Layer operations
Select All Layers

Alt + Ctrl + A

Layer operations
Group

Ctrl + G

Layer operations
Ungroup

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + G

Layer operations
Duplicate

Ctrl + J

Liquify Persona
Invert Mask

Ctrl + I

Layer operations
Move to Front

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + ]

Layer operations
Move Forward One

Ctrl + ]

Layer operations
Move to Back

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + [

Layer operations
Move Back One

Ctrl + [

Layer operations
Show All

Ctrl + Alt + ↑   Shift + H

Layer operations
Unlock All

Ctrl + Alt + ↑   Shift + L

Layer operations
New Layer

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + N

Layer operations
Merge Down

Ctrl + E

Layer operations
Merge Selected

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + E

Layer operations
Merge Visible

Ctrl + Alt + ↑   Shift + E

Layer: Live Projection only
Edit Live Projection

Ctrl + \ + P

Painting
Change selected layer content/brush tool's opacity

Num 0 - Num 9

Painting
Increase/decrease brush width

]

Painting
Increase/decrease brush width

[

Painting
(drag up / down) Decrease/increase brush hardness with on-screen readout

Mouse movement

Text shortcuts
Bigger text

Ctrl + +

Text shortcuts
Smaller text

Ctrl + <

Text shortcuts
Precise bigger text

Ctrl + Alt + +

Text shortcuts
Precise smaller text

Ctrl + Alt + <

Text shortcuts
Tighten

Alt +

Text shortcuts
Loosen

Alt +

Text shortcuts
Tighten More

Ctrl + Alt +

Text shortcuts
Loosen More

Ctrl + Alt +

Pixel selection/Mask
Grow/Shrink

Ctrl + B

Adjustment and Filter shortcuts
HSL (Adjustment)

Ctrl + U

Text shortcuts
Show Character

Ctrl + T

Text shortcuts
Show Typography

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + T

Text shortcuts
Superscript

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + =

Text shortcuts
Subscript

Ctrl + Alt + -

Text shortcuts
Align Left

Ctrl + Alt + L

Text shortcuts
Align Center

Ctrl + Alt + C

Pixel selection/Mask
Refine Edges

Ctrl + Alt + R

Text shortcuts
Justify Left

Ctrl + Alt + |

Text shortcuts
Increase Paragraph Leading

Alt +

Text shortcuts
Decrease Paragraph Leading

Alt +

Text shortcuts
Precise Increase Paragraph Leading

Ctrl + Alt +

Text shortcuts
Precise Decrease Paragraph Leading

Ctrl + Alt +

Text shortcuts
Raise Baseline

Alt + ↑   Shift +

Text shortcuts
Lower Baseline

Alt + ↑   Shift +

Text shortcuts
Precise Raise Baseline

Ctrl + Alt + ↑   Shift +

Text shortcuts
Precise Lower Baseline

Ctrl + Alt + ↑   Shift +

Text shortcuts
Spelling Options

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + ;

Text shortcuts
Line Break

↑   Shift + ⤶ Enter

Text shortcuts
Non Breaking Space

Alt + Space

Text shortcuts
En Dash

Alt + -

Text shortcuts
Em Dash

Alt + ↑   Shift + -

View
Zoom In

Ctrl + =

View
Zoom Out

Ctrl + -

View
Zoom to Fit

Ctrl + 0

View
(double click on Zoom Tool icon) Zoom to Fit

Mouse double click

View
(double click on Zoom Tool icon) (Zoom to) 100%

Ctrl + 1

View
(Zoom to) 200%

Ctrl + 2

View
(Zoom to) 400%

Ctrl + 3

View
(Zoom to) 800%

Ctrl + 4

View
(Zoom to) Actual Size

Ctrl + 8

View
(Zoom to) Pixel Size

Ctrl + 9

View
Hot key zoom in

Space + Ctrl + Mouse left click

View
Hot key zoom out

Space + Alt + Mouse left click

View
Hot key panning

Space

View
Scroll vertically up/down

Mouse wheel up and down

View
Scroll horizontally left/right

↑   Shift + Mouse wheel up and down

View
Switch between views

Ctrl + `

View
Show Rulers

Ctrl + R

View
Show Guides

Ctrl + ;

View
Show Grid

Ctrl + '

View
Grid Plane cycle

'

View
Split View cycle (not Photo Persona)

,

Liquify Persona
Mask All

Ctrl + A

Liquify Persona
Clear Mask

Ctrl + D

Pixel selection/Mask
Invert Pixel Selection

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + I

Pixel selection/Mask
(drag down) Add to selection (Marquee/Free hand selection tools only)

Mouse movement

Pixel selection/Mask
Remove from selection

Alt

Pixel selection/Mask
Feather

↑   Shift + F6

Pixel selection/Mask
(click layer thumbnail) Selection from layer

Ctrl + Mouse left click

Pixel selection/Mask
Selection from layer

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + O

Pixel selection/Mask
(click on page) Polygon selection (Freehand Selection Tool only)

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + Mouse left click

Pixel selection/Mask
Quick Mask

Q

Workspace
Show/Hide Studio (panels)

Ctrl + ↑   Shift + H

Workspace
Show/Hide Toolbar

Ctrl + Alt + T

Workspace
Toggle UI

⭾ Tab

Workspace
Hide Workspace

Ctrl + H

Adjustment and Filter shortcuts
Levels (Adjustment)

Ctrl + L

Adjustment and Filter shortcuts
Curves (Adjustment)

Ctrl + M

Adjustment and Filter shortcuts
Black and White (Adjustment)

Ctrl + Alt + ↑   Shift + B

Adjustment and Filter shortcuts
Repeat Filter

Ctrl + F

Misc.
Preferences

Ctrl + ,

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Add Vertex Tool when pointer is over a segment or convert Vertex Tool when pointer is over a Vertex
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Ctrl + Alt + /


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Ctrl + Alt + /


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Ctrl + Alt + /


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Unlocks Mouse/Keyboard from VM Console Window, Also Exists Full Screen Mode
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Ctrl + Alt


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Automatic Word Completion
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Ctrl + Alt + /


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Zoom
Miscellaneous Shortcuts

Ctrl + Alt


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Return to normal (windowed) mode.
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Ctrl + Alt


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Column mode editing (rectangular selections)
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Ctrl + Alt


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Column mode editing (rectangular selections)
Finding text,Selecting text

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Comment or uncomment the selected block
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Ctrl + Alt + /


IRONCAD (Windows)
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Ctrl + Alt


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Toggle between scene and drawing environments
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Ctrl + Alt


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Pan Left/Right of Selection
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Ctrl + Alt


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Pan Left/Right of Selection
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Ctrl + Alt


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Cut path
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Ctrl + Alt + /


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Vertical Zoom in
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Ctrl + Alt + +


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Pan Left/Right of Selection
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Ctrl + Alt


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(numeric keypad) Rotate through supported screen resolutions
System shortcuts

Ctrl + Alt + +


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Ctrl + Alt + /


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Release the mouse cursor
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Ctrl + Alt + +


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Increase thumbnail size
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Ctrl + Alt + +


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Ctrl + Alt + +


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Ctrl + Alt


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Ctrl + Alt + /